What's wrong with the portrayal of Adam, I keep asking myself? And
tonight I think I came close to the answer. These days he sounds like
the radio comedy parody of a nineteenth century landowner - think
Bleak Expectations or 1834 (other comedies set in the nineteenth
century are available). For me, he just doesn't sound grounded in the twenty-first century. Or a meringue? Or is it just me?
Nick
What's wrong with the portrayal of Adam, I keep asking myself? And
tonight I think I came close to the answer. These days he sounds like
the radio comedy parody of a nineteenth century landowner - think
Bleak Expectations or 1834 (other comedies set in the nineteenth
century are available). For me, he just doesn't sound grounded in the twenty-first century. Or a meringue? Or is it just me?
Nick
On 11.5.26 21:24, Nick Odell wrote:
What's wrong with the portrayal of Adam, I keep asking myself? And
tonight I think I came close to the answer. These days he sounds like
the radio comedy parody of a nineteenth century landowner - think
Bleak Expectations or 1834 (other comedies set in the nineteenth
century are available). For me, he just doesn't sound grounded in the
twenty-first century. Or a meringue? Or is it just me?
Nick
I think part of the problem is long standing. When he returned from
Africa it was about the same time that Kenton rematerialised in the
village and there were significant concerns expressed by various parties >that they were indistinguishable. The then editor took it on board and >Adam's voice therefore changed. However it takes it further from the >actor's normal intonation and I suspect he has less control of the output.
A second aspect to my mind is that the character has had to be something >different each time a writer writes. Sometimes he was a competent farm >manager with some decent ideas, at others he was a simple labourer on a >neighbouring farm enjoying laughs and jokes with Mrs Carter for which he >somehow sounded different and then has to turn into a sulky child when
Brian inevitably changes his mind again, not having worked out how to
manage (and it does not include ludicrous half formed ideas being
floated every two minutes).
So you have an actor who is no doubt perfectly capable having his role >changing every couple of weeks to suit the writing whims without a >consistent inner person to deliver as driven by TPTB.
I may have it wrong but that is how I see it.
On 11.5.26 21:24, Nick Odell wrote:
What's wrong with the portrayal of Adam, I keep asking myself? And
tonight I think I came close to the answer. These days he sounds like
the radio comedy parody of a nineteenth century landowner - think
Bleak Expectations or 1834 (other comedies set in the nineteenth
century are available). For me, he just doesn't sound grounded in the
twenty-first century. Or a meringue? Or is it just me?
Nick
I think part of the problem is long standing. When he returned from
Africa it was about the same time that Kenton rematerialised in the
village and there were significant concerns expressed by various parties that they were indistinguishable. The then editor took it on board and Adam's voice therefore changed. However it takes it further from the actor's normal intonation and I suspect he has less control of the output.
A second aspect to my mind is that the character has had to be something different each time a writer writes. Sometimes he was a competent farm manager with some decent ideas, at others he was a simple labourer on a neighbouring farm enjoying laughs and jokes with Mrs Carter for which he somehow sounded different and then has to turn into a sulky child when
Brian inevitably changes his mind again, not having worked out how to
manage (and it does not include ludicrous half formed ideas being
floated every two minutes).
So you have an actor who is no doubt perfectly capable having his role changing every couple of weeks to suit the writing whims without a consistent inner person to deliver as driven by TPTB.
I may have it wrong but that is how I see it.
Brian has never really liked Adam's farming methods is the bottom of it.
Then when proved right, Brian sulks. Brian has *always* favoured Dobbie
over Adam but then Adam isn't his son. The bottom line is he feels guilty about Ruari because Shovehorn died rather than supporting Adam who knows
his stuff. Of course, he still doesn't like Adam's choice of partner
either.
Mrs McT
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